Safety and Health: A Proactive Approach

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Safety and Health: A Proactive Approach Chapter Fourteen Safety and Health: A Proactive Approach

Chapter Outline Occupational Safety and Health Legislation Management’s Role in Safety and Health Safety and Health Issues in the Workplace Violence in the Workplace Employee Fitness and Wellness Programs Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Federal Safety and Health Legislation History of the Occupational Safety and Health Act Three Agencies Created by the Occupational Safety and Health Act Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

OSHA’s Primary Tasks Development of new safety and health standards and the review of current standards Enforcement of health and safety regulations Programmed inspections Unprogrammed inspections Work cooperatively with business to improve safety outside the inspection/penalty system Voluntary Protection Programs Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

An OSHA Inspection Initial Contact Opening Conference Walk Around Inspection Closing Conference & After Inspection Describes violations Issue citations Schedules follow-up inspection Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Types of Inspections Programmed Unprogrammed Offsite –phone/fax Onsite Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Types of OSHA Violations Nonserious Serious Posting Willful Willful with fatality (1st offense) Willful with fatality (2nd offense) Repeated Failure to abate violation Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Management’s Role In Safety and Health Minimalist Approach to Safety & Health Providing a Safe Work Environment Informing and Training Employees About Safety and Health Issues Complying with Specific Safety and Health Regulations and Directives Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Management’s Role (cont’d) Proactive Approach to Safety & Health Lead from the front Involve employees Analyze safety data Motivate safe behavior Innovate Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Safety & Health Issues in the Workplace On-the-Job Injuries Hazardous Substances Occupational Diseases Detecting occupational diseases Smoking in the workplace Musculoskeletal disorders Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Safety & Health Issues (cont’d) AIDS and Other Bloodborne Pathogens Drugs in the Workplace Psychological Health Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Violence in the Workplace Who commits violent acts Criminal intent Customers or clients Worker-on-worker Personal relationships Job factors associated with violence Organizational factors associated with violence The cost of workplace violence Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Violence in the Workplace (cont’d) Workplace Violence Prevention Programs (WVPP) Violence prevention policy statement Threat assessment teams Identify threats Identify corrective actions Employee training Incident reports Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Workplace Security Post 9/11 Work risk assessment list Zone pyramid system Vulnerability to terrorist acts Probability of terrorist acts Consequences of terrorist acts Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Employee Fitness and Wellness Programs Fitness Programs Wellness Programs Benefits of Fitness and Wellness Programs Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Review Occupational Safety and Health Legislation Management’s Role in Safety and Health Safety and Health Issues in the Workplace Other Workplace-Related Health Issues Employee Assistance Programs Employee Fitness and Wellness Programs Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.